December 31, 2010 / Community

Despite the urge to stay up late and welcome the New Year on the night of December 31, there is some reason to hit the sack early and prepare for the many events taking place on the peninsula on New Year’s Day. More...

Beginning next week, all new stamps good for one ounce of domestic first-class mail will forgo a printed denomination and be acceptable for the typical letter regardless of the current postal rate. Postmaster General Patrick R. More...

On December 10 Peninsula Hospital Center continued the holiday tradition of its Ambulatory Chemotherapy program when both patients and “graduates” of the program joined with friends and family to celebrate the many gifts of life. More...

Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer has announced a new program through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to provide homeowners with free or reduced-priced energy assessments and low-interest loans to finance energy sav More...

On December 23, residents of Rockaway Beach, working to create a community garden and park on an abandoned lot received an early Christmas present from the NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation. The Rockaways District of the NYC Dept. More...

The Peninsula Preparatory School (PPA), a charter school that was founded by State Senator Malcolm Smith and that moved at the beginning of the school year to the former Stella Maris High School building, is attempting to make another sea change. More...

Members of the Beach Channel High School community; parents, students, alumni, union members, and community residents who believe that Rockaway needs a good quality comprehensive high school, will meet to draft a plan to save the endangered school o More...

The 100 Precinct Community Council Youth Committee hosted Christmas parties for each of their weekly chess clubs on December 20 and 21. Pizza was donated by Elegante Pizzeria and Restaurant and by Tommy’s Pizzeria. More...

Each year the Adabbo Family Health Center provides a special holiday treat for its youngest patients and their parents by throwing an annual holiday bash at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Rockaway Beach. More...